Impinging Jet Flow Controller.

Abstract

The patent application describes a system for flow control for use with a vertical propulsion aircraft to reduce suckdown effects causing instability in takeoff and landing maneuvers. Flow control is effected by the use of a thin, two-dimensional grid array of either diamond shapes or parallel ribs.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1975
Accession Number
ADD002088

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Williams

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Instability
  • Jet Flow
  • Maneuvers
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.